EP1225818B1 - Appareil a epiler avec accessoire d'exfoliation - Google Patents

Appareil a epiler avec accessoire d'exfoliation Download PDF

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EP1225818B1
EP1225818B1 EP00974641A EP00974641A EP1225818B1 EP 1225818 B1 EP1225818 B1 EP 1225818B1 EP 00974641 A EP00974641 A EP 00974641A EP 00974641 A EP00974641 A EP 00974641A EP 1225818 B1 EP1225818 B1 EP 1225818B1
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Olivier Pessin
Franck Mandica
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D26/00—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers
    • A45D26/0004—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers by abrasion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D26/00—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers
    • A45D26/0023—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers with rotating clamping elements
    • A45D26/0028—Hair-singeing apparatus; Apparatus for removing superfluous hair, e.g. tweezers with rotating clamping elements with rotating discs or blades

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  • the present invention relates to an exfoliation accessory for an apparatus for depilating of the type comprising a rotary roller provided with pliers intended to tear off unwanted, unwanted body hair.
  • This type of hair removal device has tweezers in the form of blades or discs arranged on a rotating roller, the clamps being brought to close and periodically open to squeeze the hairs close to the skin to pull them out by the rotation of the roller and, respectively, to evacuate the hairs torn. Hair removal is a very effective method against their regrows, but often the user needs to prepare the skin before hair removal.
  • a such a device is described in document FR - 2 773 461 and it consists of a sterilizable storage box, a handle containing the means vibrating drive of an abrasive tool fixed on the end of an outgoing axis of the handle.
  • document EP-0 381 962 describes an apparatus for removing corns from feet with an elongated handle enclosing an electric motor for rotating a shaft carrying an abrasive tool at one of its ends, an unbalance being mounted on the same shaft so as to print oscillations in rotation with the abrasive tool.
  • US Pat. No. 3,169,536 describes another device intended for treating the skin, including calluses, by abrasion.
  • This device includes a case inside comprising an electromagnet and a spring armature mounted so as to be attracted to the electromagnet when the latter is crossed by a Electric power.
  • the frame supports, in its upper part, a tool abrasive that it causes in a vibratory movement in translation.
  • document FR-2 728 777 describes a device for eliminating sanding calluses comprising a rotating abrasive roller head.
  • This head is separable from the motor housing of the device which could be that of an epilator.
  • the head of the device is provided with means coupling with the housing, as well as a drive pinion coupled to the gearbox of the motor housing.
  • the solution presented in this document partially addresses the above issues because it describes the use of a single motor unit, initially that of an epilator, to also perform a skin scrub.
  • a second abrasive head must be used instead of the first hair removal head. The handling of this device is therefore still discomfort.
  • the second abrasive head still requires a train of complex gears altering its cost.
  • Another object of the invention is a tweezer with rotary tweezers pulling out periodically open and close in order to tear off the bristles when the roller is rotated, apparatus comprising means for skin scrub.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a rotary roller epilator comprising clamps formed of movable blades in association with either other movable blades, either with fixed discs, clamps caused to close and to open periodically in order to pull out the hairs during the rotation of said roller, and which also includes an accessory for using the epilator as a skin exfoliation device before depilation.
  • the accessory proposed to adapt the hair removal device to be used in as long as a skin exfoliation device should be of simple construction to increase reliability and reduce production costs.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide an accessory which can be used with virtually any hair removal device with movable forceps, without you might as well have to make constructive modifications to the device and / or the device.
  • Another object of the invention is an accessory for a hair removal device which can be easily separable from said device for cleaning, sterilization or the replacement of its parts in contact with the skin.
  • Such an accessory must in particular make it possible to ensure the rapid passage of a functioning, plucking the hairs, to the other, exfoliating the skin, so simple and easy for the person using it.
  • an accessory for a hair removal device which includes a housing containing an electric motor for driving means actuation in a cyclic closing / opening movement of at least a pinching device intended to pluck the hairs from the skin, said accessory comprising means for fixing to said housing, and at least one moving part intended to be brought into contact with the skin during use, the fact that said movable part of the accessory performs sanding of the skin in being operated by drive means capable of operating in same time the pinching device (s).
  • the accessory is intended to be brought over the head hair removal which he uses the movement of the latter (or its means direct drive) to animate the moving part comprising a part abrasive.
  • the moving part can be moved, for example, according to a movement parallel to the axis of rotation of the epilation head.
  • an accessory that is simply brought over a device existing is more understandable and easier to handle for a user an interchangeable head requiring disassembly of the device until its gear train at motor output.
  • the part of the moving part that comes into contact with the skin can include spikes or comb fingers for detangling and / or lifting the hairs of the skin and / or give a feeling of pain prior to the pain of waxing.
  • said movable part of the accessory according to the present invention is covered on at least part of its surface in contact with the skin of an abrasive material.
  • This accessory therefore allows, with the same device, to perform a treatment of the skin before depilation and to proceed with depilation thereafter.
  • This sanding or exfoliation treatment is applied to make the flakes superficial layers of the skin and thereby cleanse the skin of dead cells and especially to clear the hairs which sometimes grow under the skin and which do not cannot be removed without this preparation treatment.
  • Such an accessory makes it possible to offer an additional function to a device to classic epilation, in a simple, reliable, economical and with a device easily maneuverable, safe for anyone using it.
  • the moving part is covered with a material including particles with sharp, cutting faces which, put in movement relative to the skin, peel off the layer of dead skin and release the hairs trapped by the surface layers of the epidermis.
  • the moving part performs a translational movement relative to to the skin.
  • said surface portion covered with abrasive material is constituted by a substantially flat surface.
  • the movable part of the accessory is driven in its movement by the epilation head.
  • the moving part is driven in an oscillatory movement of translation at a frequency equal to or greater than 50Hz.
  • the accessory comprises a frame provided, inside, means for fixing to the housing of the device as well as means for guiding and supporting the moving part, the moving part having at least one bearing surface which ensures contact with the means drive.
  • the accessory according to the invention is removably mounted relative to the device housing.
  • the accessory can be easily fitted onto the device and, respectively, removed to clean it, replace it with another or simply to use the device without accessories.
  • the moving part is removably mounted relative to the frame of the accessory.
  • This solution provides, at a lower cost, a accessory that can be used to perform other processing operations of the skin, in particular removing calluses from the skin, filing, etc.
  • the moving part is mounted as part of the accessory on elastic means.
  • This assembly allows the accessory to better follow the contours of the skin and do not injure the bony areas.
  • the hair removal device comprises a box containing an electric motor for driving means actuation in a cyclic closing / opening movement of at least a pinching device intended to pluck the hairs from the skin, as well as to less a moving part intended to be brought into contact with the skin during use, moving part arranged next to the pinching device (s), in front of these in the direction of movement of the device on the skin, said movable part of the device performing sanding of the skin before depilation.
  • Such a construction allows exfoliation and depilation to be carried out in one passage of the device over the skin, the exfoliation being carried out just before pulling out the hairs, which reduces the time allocated to the treatment of the skin.
  • said moving part is actuated by means likely to actuate at the same time the pinch.
  • the moving part performing the exfoliation could be part of an accessory with its own training means for the latter with a view to scrub.
  • Such an accessory certainly, a little heavier, would be connected to the epilator by fixing means on the housing and electrical connections of connection.
  • the part performing the scrub is integrated into the construction of the device, it is permanently mounted on or next to it of the epilating head in front of the latter in relation to the displacement of the device on the skin. It can be operated either in rotation directly by the epilating head, either in a vibratory movement in rotation or translation directly by the epilating head, or by any other mechanism which transforms a rotational movement in a vibratory movement.
  • the attached figures illustrate an exfoliation accessory and an apparatus epilation of human skin provided with such an accessory.
  • a hair removal device that can be used with such an accessory is described in the document FR 2 758 060 in the name of the plaintiff. It is however obvious that this device is only an example of use, because any device hair removal, in particular with a rotary roller with pliers, can be adapted to use with an accessory according to the invention.
  • a hair removal device 20 comprising a roller 22 rotatably mounted around an axis 23.
  • the roller 22 has several clamping devices, each device consisting of two blades side by side rib 24.24 '.
  • the clamps are actuated by a cam mechanism, the roller rotary 22 and the cam mechanism receiving the drive of a motor electric, via a gear train, all these components being arranged in the housing 21 of the hair removal device.
  • the accessory 1 comprises two main parts: a frame 2 provided with means, such as a hook 10, for fixing to the housing 21 of the apparatus and a moving part 4 supported by the frame 2 of the accessory 1.
  • the frame 2 is in the form of an envelope whose configuration outside is such that it can adapt to the shape of the upper part of the housing 21 of the hair removal device 20 on which it is mounted.
  • Frame 2 has a recess or window 5 in which the moving part 4 is arranged.
  • Figure 3 we can notice that the side partitions of the frame 2 form support for two guide and support rods 6 of the part 4.
  • the moving part 4 is mounted on the frame 2 so as to be supported by this last and guided in its movement. So, it has inside two side walls 7,8 in which are made openings of sliding along the rods 6 of the frame 2.
  • the bearing surfaces or arches 7.8 come into contact with the drive means of the part 4, in particular with the flanges 26, 27 of the depilatory appliance.
  • Single wall support with elastic return means could also be considered.
  • the movable part 4 covers the frame 2 which it resumes, in part, the external form.
  • the moving part 4 is coated on at at least part of its outer surface, in particular on its front part 16, of an abrasive material.
  • the entire surface outside of part 4 could be covered with an abrasive material.
  • the device start button which in particular causes a cyclic movement in translation of the epilation head in one direction parallel to the axis of rotation 23.
  • the head rests on the walls 7,8 of the moving part 4 by imparting the same movement to it.
  • the moving part 4 vibrates in translation on contact with the skin and thus achieves a sanding having as effect the exfoliation of the layers of the skin.
  • the rotary roller 22 rotates at a speed of the order of 1500 rpm the head performs 2 back and forth movements by rotation of the roller, which generates vibrations in the moving part 4 at a frequency of 50 Hz. Vibrations at such a frequency calm transient tingling sensations or skin overheating that may be felt during treatment by abrasion of the skin.
  • the amplitude of the reciprocating movement described by the moving part can be between, for example, between 0.5 and 1.5 mm.
  • accessory 1 can be removed in order to perform the epilation operation with the device 20 without accessory. So we pull the hairs that grew on the surface of the skin, and also those which grew under the skin and which were released by the operation of scrub.
  • the accessory 1 is removably mounted relative to the housing 21 of the apparatus 20.
  • Hooks 10 are provided for this purpose on the body of accessory 1.
  • the part 4 comprises in its front part extending substantially parallel to the generator of the rotary roller 22, a surface substantially plane 12, of rectangular, oval or other shape, which is covered with a abrasive material.
  • a surface substantially plane 12 of rectangular, oval or other shape, which is covered with a abrasive material.
  • the part 4 can also be covered with abrasive material only on one side 12 ', which corresponds to use with the device tilted so that that the surface 12 ′ is tangent to the skin.
  • the abrasive material used can be, for example, cork or powder apricot kernels or olive kernels with a minimum particle size of 500 ⁇ m.
  • the abrasive part of the moving part 4 can be mounted removable from frame 2 of accessory 1 as in the case of second embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 4 to 6.
  • Accessory 1 consists of a frame 2 forming a cover intended to be mounted on the upper part of the apparatus depilate 20, the frame 2 having inside the side walls 7,8 taking pressing on the epilating head, in particular on the flanges 26, 27 of the latter.
  • the frame 2 comprises, in its upper part facing the window 25 of the apparatus, a part 4 of slightly curved or substantially planar shape forming a support for a removable part 4 'covered with abrasive material.
  • the piece 4 ′ preferably has the same shape as its support 4 and it comprises an outer part consisting of a deposit of abrasive particles on a support, and an interior part provided with fixing means, such as hooks, in correspondingly shaped holes in part 4 of the frame 2.
  • the frame 2 also comprises means 10,11 for fixing to the housing 21 of the epilating appliance 20.
  • These fixing means consist in particular of a hook 10 which is inserted into a corresponding orifice of the housing 21, thus that a fixing tongue 11 hollow bearing on the housing 21 of the device 20 and inside which is introduced a lug of the housing 21.
  • the female parts of each of the means for fixing the frame to the housing have dimensions allowing a displacement in translation of the male parts corresponding to the amplitude of the movement described by the accessory.
  • the cyclic translational movement of the epilation head 22 is transmitted, via the flanges 26, 27, to accessory 1, in particular to hoops 7,8 of the frame 2.
  • the accessory 1 is thus driven in a movement oscillating in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation 23 of the roller 22.
  • all parts of the accessory 1 follow the head epilation in its movement in translation, the fixing parts of the frame 2 to the housing 21 of the device moving in corresponding orifices.
  • the accessory must take into account the continuous contact of poles 7.8 of the latter with parts in rotation, in particular with the flanges 26,27 of the apparatus,
  • the accessory can be made, by an injection technique, of a material POM type plastic with good anti-friction properties.
  • a device fitted with such an accessory can be applied to the skin without impose a specific orientation, so it can be used by left-handers and by right-handers.
  • the accessory may include a flat or curved bar, movable in translation, supported by one side of the accessory frame, the frame further comprising a window adjacent to the abrasive side, allowing hairs from an area of skin coming into contact with the tweezers after scrub.
  • a flat or curved bar movable in translation, supported by one side of the accessory frame, the frame further comprising a window adjacent to the abrasive side, allowing hairs from an area of skin coming into contact with the tweezers after scrub.
  • a vibrant frame covered with a abrasive material that surrounds the epilation head In these cases, hair removal could Keep the exfoliation accessory mounted on the device.
  • the frame may include at least one rotating roller of mounted abrasive material, such as previously, adjacent to a hair removal window.
  • This or these roll (s) could (ent) be driven (s) in rotation by the electric motor of the device, via a reduction gear train.
  • the abrasive roller could be rotated by the gripper roller.
  • All the variants envisaged can be transposed as part of a epilating appliance incorporating a moving part 4 of an abrasive material which achieves sanding the skin by being actuated by the motor and the gear train of the latter, or even by a separate motor.

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EP00974641A 1999-11-05 2000-11-03 Appareil a epiler avec accessoire d'exfoliation Expired - Lifetime EP1225818B1 (fr)

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FR9914199 1999-11-05
FR9914199A FR2800584B1 (fr) 1999-11-05 1999-11-05 Accessoire d'exfoliation pour un appareil a epiler
PCT/FR2000/003062 WO2001032049A1 (fr) 1999-11-05 2000-11-03 Appareil a epiler avec accessoire d'exfoliation

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